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From page 189...
... A P P E N D I X G West Virginia DOH Warranty Information G-1 Section 102 Bidding Requirements and Conditions 102.5.1-Mandatory Proprietary Meetings: This project shall utilize Proprietary Meetings between the Contractor and Division Personnel. The purpose of the Proprietary Meeting is to give each potential bidder an opportunity to review with the Division the Contractor's proposed pavement system and / or method of handling the requirements of the long-term pavement performance criteria associated with this Project in a confidential setting.
From page 190...
... G-2 Performance-Based Pavement Warranty Practices 5. District Construction Engineer 6.
From page 191...
... West Virginia DOH Warranty Information G-3 Rental fee, for any necessary lane closures or restrictions, based on the unit values established in this Contract for Item 109030-002. At the conclusion of the construction project, the Contractor shall receive the balance due for the lane rental items defined below.
From page 192...
... G-4 Performance-Based Pavement Warranty Practices • Reserves the right to perform, or have performed, routine core maintenance activities during the performance period, which this routine core maintenance will not diminish the Contractor's responsibility under the performance criteria. Core Maintenance activities consist of: Mowing, Snow Removal, Striping, Guardrail Repair, Signing, and Maintaining Ditches and other Drainage Structures.
From page 193...
... West Virginia DOH Warranty Information G-5 If included as part of the Contract, the sole responsibility of the Dispute Resolution Board (DRB) is to provide a decision on disputes between the Division and the Contractor regarding application or fulfillment of the pavement performance requirements.
From page 194...
... G-6 Performance-Based Pavement Warranty Practices Seven <65 0.89% >81 1.78% Eight <65 0.89% >81 1.78% Nine <65 1.56% >81 3.12% As noted above, the subject contract allows for payment bonuses and penalties for IRI. Bonus and Penalty Payments are not cumulative and do not carry over from year to year.
From page 195...
... West Virginia DOH Warranty Information G-7 Note 3: Potholes/Surface Delamination refers to bowl-shaped holes or separation of surface and underlying pavement courses of various sizes within the pavement surface, but with generally a minimum plan dimension of 0.5 ft. Areas with excessive segregation or raveling/weathering or areas exhibiting bleeding/flushing will be subject to measurements of Macrotexture as per MP 401.07.24 Standard Test Method for Measuring Pavement Macrotexture Depth using a Volumetric Technique.
From page 196...
... G-8 Performance-Based Pavement Warranty Practices Year PSR Criteria for Bonus Bonus PSR Criteria for Disincentive Penalty Two 97 0.11% <95 0.22% Three 96 0.28% <94 0.56% Four 90 0.28% <88 0.56% Five 90 0.44% <88 0.88% Six 90 0.44% <88 0.88% Seven 85 0.89% <80 1.78% Eight 85 0.89% <80 1.78% Nine 85 1.56% <80 3.12% Please note that the subject contract allows for payment bonuses for PSR. Bonus and Penalty Payments are not cumulative and do not carry over from year to year.
From page 197...
... West Virginia DOH Warranty Information G-9 • Any full depth concrete repairs will add to the number of joints. For example, a full depth repair on a joint will replace the existing joint with two spaced joints, where a full depth repair on a mid-panel crack will simply add two joints.
From page 198...
... G-10 Performance-Based Pavement Warranty Practices Asphalt Distress Severity Weight Factor Concrete Distress Severity Weight Factor Longitudinal Cracking Medium 0.03 Longitudinal Cracking Medium 0.09 High 0.06 High 0.19 Longitudinal Joint Deterioration Low 0.025 Longitudinal Joint Spalling Low 0.02 Medium 0.045 Medium 0.06 High 0.08 High 0.15 Lane Edge Cracking/Deterioration Low 0.01 Lane Edge Spalling Low 0.01 Medium 0.02 Medium 0.05 High 0.04 High 0.15 Raveling/Weathering - 0.04 D Cracking - 0.1 Patching - 0.03 Scaling - 0.02 Rutting Low 0.065 Patching - 0.03 High 0.15 Popouts - 0.035 Note: For Jointed Concrete Pavements, since distress factors are based on 35 joints per segment (15' slabs) , and there can be a varying number of joints and slab lengths, a normalized weight factor needs to be calculated for the distresses that are counted on a joint basis.
From page 199...
... West Virginia DOH Warranty Information G-11 2.6 88.9 30.8 25 2.8 88.1 35.8 20 3.0 87.3 42.1 15 3.2 86.6 51.2 10 A3.1.7 Step Seven – Average the PSR for all individual segments within the contract A3.2 Asphalt Pavement Example: One 528' segment within one lane mile of Hot-Mix Asphalt constructed road was surveyed and found to have the following defects: A3.2.1 Step One – Categorize and measure all distresses in the roadway Distress Type Severity Amount Transverse Cracking Low 20 Cracks Transverse Cracking Medium 5 Cracks Longitudinal Joint Deterioration Medium 528 Linear Feet Block Cracking High 53 Linear Feet A3.2.2 Step Two – Convert the amount of distress to a percent (round to the nearest 0.1%) Distress Type Severity Percent Transverse Cracking Low 20*
From page 200...
... G-12 Performance-Based Pavement Warranty Practices A3.3.1 Step One – Categorize and measure all distresses in the roadway Distress Type Severity Amount Transverse Cracking Low 8 Transverse Joint Spalling Medium 13 Joints Longitudinal Joint Spalling Medium 156 Linear Feet Transverse Joint Faults Medium 8 Joints A3.3.2 Step Two – Convert the amount of distress to a percent (round to the nearest 0.1%) Distress Type Severity Percent Transverse Cracking Low 8*
From page 201...
... West Virginia DOH Warranty Information G-13 B1.1 Transverse Cracks – Transverse cracks are any cracks within the travel lane predominantly perpendicular to the pavement centerline. This may include reflection cracking in composite pavements.
From page 202...
... G-14 Performance-Based Pavement Warranty Practices B1.3.1 Low • an area with only a few connecting cracks and no noticeable loss of material B1.3.2 Medium • an area of interconnecting cracks that forms a complete pattern but no considerable loss of material B1.3.3 High • an area of interconnecting cracks with noticeable loss of material or loose pieces B1.4 Block Cracking – Block cracking is a pattern of cracks that divides the pavement into approximately rectangular pieces greater than 1 foot and less than 10 feet in any dimension. This can occur anywhere within the lane.
From page 203...
... West Virginia DOH Warranty Information G-15 divider line between travel lanes, consider that joint a part of the slower (right) lane.
From page 204...
... G-16 Performance-Based Pavement Warranty Practices B1.7.3 High • a crack greater than ¾ inch wide propagating from the paint into the pavement • a crack propagating from the paint into the pavement with adjacent random cracking greater than ¼ inch wide • a crack greater than ¾ inch wide propagating from the joint into the pavement • a crack propagating from the joint into the pavement with adjacent random cracking greater than ¼ inch wide • major loss of material on either side of a construction joint • minor loss of material on either side of a construction joint and adjacent random cracki • ng greater than ¼ inch wide B1.8 Raveling/Weathering – Raveling and weathering refer to the wearing of pavement surface characterized by the dislodging of aggregate particles and loss of asphalt binder. It may range from loss of fines and binder between coarse aggregate to very rough and pitted surface with obvious loose aggregate.
From page 205...
... West Virginia DOH Warranty Information G-17 B2.1.2 Medium • any crack 1/8 to less than ¼ inch wide, no faulting, no spalling • any crack less than ¼ inch wide with faulting up to 3/8 inch • any crack less than ¼ inch wide with spalling up to 3 inches wide • any crack that would otherwise be considered Low Severity but is accompanied by additional Low Severity cracks that fragment the slab B2.1.3 High • any crack greater than ¼ inch wide • any crack with greater than 3/8 inch faulting • any crack with greater than 3 inch wide spalling • any crack that would otherwise be considered Medium Severity but is accompanied by additional Low or Medium Severity cracks that fragment the slab B2.2 Transverse Joint Spalls – Transverse joint spalling refers to cracking, breaking, chipping, or fraying of slab edges at transverse joints. Spalling includes any cracking within 1 foot of the face of the joint.
From page 206...
... G-18 Performance-Based Pavement Warranty Practices sometimes referred to as a corner break but shall be recorded as a longitudinal crack if it is predominantly parallel to the pavement centerline. Rate the entire crack within a single slab at the highest level present for 10% or more of total crack length.
From page 207...
... West Virginia DOH Warranty Information G-19 total length of lane edge spalling measured in linear feet will be divided by 528 and then multiplied by 100 to determine the extent of test section affected. In the event of a one lane road with shoulders (paved or unpaved)
From page 208...
... G-20 Performance-Based Pavement Warranty Practices All work under this Section shall be reviewed and accepted by the Engineer prior to installation of the traffi c control set up. 636.25 – Pay Items: ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT 636001-001 Traffic Control Lump Sum Section 695 Mainline Pavement -- Performance Paving 695.1-Description: This Special Provision shall define the requirements to construct a mainline pavement system, which includes roadway pavement, paved shoulders, and rumble strips, to the limits as shown by the contract plans and related documents.
From page 209...
... West Virginia DOH Warranty Information G-21 The bidding index (Ib) and the placement index (Ip)
From page 210...
... G-22 Performance-Based Pavement Warranty Practices 695.3.2–This section intentionally left blank 695.3.3–Fuel Adjustments: 695.3.3.1–Subgrade and Free draining Base: Any fuel adjustment for these items shall be applied directly to the subgrade and free draining base layers of the pavement section as per the table in Section 109.9 of the Standard Specifications. The quantities shall be determined by the cubic yard (CY)
From page 211...
... Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAST Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (2015) FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012)
From page 212...
... TRA N SPO RTATIO N RESEA RCH BO A RD 500 Fifth Street, N W W ashington, D C 20001 A D D RESS SERV ICE REQ U ESTED N O N -PR O FIT O R G .

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